Supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing core holder under the influence of pore pressure saturation
10823651 · 2020-11-03
Assignee
Inventors
- Guangqing Zhang (Beijing, CN)
- Yuanyuan Wang (Beijing, CN)
- Yongwang Jiang (Beijing, CN)
- Cankun Lin (Beijing, CN)
Cpc classification
G01N15/0826
PHYSICS
E21B49/081
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
F17C13/002
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
E21B43/2405
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
G01N15/0806
PHYSICS
International classification
G01N15/08
PHYSICS
F17C13/00
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Abstract
The present invention provides a supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation, including a holding sleeve; a left end sleeve and a right end sleeve are correspondingly embedded at the two end ports of the holding sleeve, and a fixed plug is docked to the left end sleeve; a moving plug movably passes through the right end sleeve, and a piston ring is formed on the outer side face of the moving plug; a sealing rubber sleeve for holding a test sample is disposed; two axial fluid injection pipelines are correspondingly disposed within the fixed plug and the moving plug; and an axial displacement measuring device is disposed between the outer end of the right end sleeve and the moving plug, and a fluid injection chamber is formed between the inner wall of the holding sleeve and the outer side face of the sealing rubber sleeve.
Claims
1. A supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation, characterized in that, the supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder comprises: a holding sleeve with a left end sleeve and a right end sleeve being correspondingly embedded at the two end ports, a fixed plug being plug-connected at the left end sleeve; a moving plug movably passing through the right end sleeve such that the two ends of the right end sleeve are closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug to form an annular chamber therebetween, the outer side face of the moving plug being formed with a piston ring that is in contact with the inner wall of the right end sleeve, so as to divide the annular chamber into a left chamber and a right chamber; a sealing rubber sleeve, for holding a test sample, being disposed within the holding sleeve such that the two ends thereof are correspondingly socket-connected to the inner end of the fixed plug and inner end of the moving plug; two axial fluid injection pipelines being correspondingly disposed within the fixed plug and the moving plug and in communication to the inner cavity of the sealing rubber sleeve; and an axial displacement measuring device, for measuring the movement distance of the moving plug relative to the right end sleeve, being disposed between the outer end of the right end sleeve and the moving plug; wherein, a fluid injection chamber is formed between the part of the inner wall of the holding sleeve between the left end sleeve and the right end sleeve and the outer side face of the sealing rubber sleeve, with a fluid injection hole being disposed on the side wall thereof and in communication to the fluid injection chamber, and a filling hole is disposed on the side wall of the right end sleeve and in communication to the right chamber; wherein at least one porous pad is further provided at an end portion of the sealing rubber sleeve; an inner end face of each of the at least one porous pad is adjacent to an end face of the test sample; each of the at least one porous pad is a round plate provided with a central hole and a plurality of axial holes being disposed in a circumferential direction, wherein on an outer end face of the porous pad, each of the axial holes and the central hole are in communication through a channel, and two adjacent axial holes are in communication through a channel; and at least one of the axial fluid injection pipelines is in communication to the central hole of each of the at least one porous pad.
2. The supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation according to claim 1, characterized in that, the axial displacement measuring device includes an LVDT sensor, a probe and a right side disc; the LVDT sensor is embedded on the outer end face of the right end sleeve; the right side disc is socket-connected on the outer end of the moving plug; and the probe is axially plug-connected and fixed on the right side disc, with one end thereof being inserted into the LVDT sensor.
3. The supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation according to claim 1, characterized in that, the inner end port of the right end sleeve is provided with a ring portion that is closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug, and the outer end port thereof is closely fitted with the moving plug by internally connecting a right end stopper.
4. The supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation according to claim 1, characterized in that, the inner end port of the right end sleeve is provided with a ring portion that is closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug, and the outer end port thereof is closely fitted with the moving plug by internally connecting a right end stopper.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
(1) The following drawings are merely intended to schematically illustrate and explain the present invention rather than to limit the scope of the present invention. In the drawings:
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DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS OF MAIN ELEMENTS
(7) 1 holding sleeve 101 fluid injection chamber
(8) 102 fluid injection hole 11 left end sleeve
(9) 12 right end sleeve 120 filling hole
(10) 121 ring portion 122 right end stopper
(11) 122 right end stopper 13 ring groove
(12) 2 fixed plug
(13) 3 moving plug 30 annular chamber
(14) 301 left chamber 302 right chamber
(15) 31 piston ring 4 sealing rubber sleeve
(16) 5 axial fluid injection pipeline 6 axial displacement measuring device
(17) 61 LVDT sensor 62 probe
(18) 63 right side disc
(19) 7 porous pad 71 central hole
(20) 72 axial hole 73 channel
(21) 81, 82 fluid injection pipeline adapter 83 radial fluid injection pipeline
(22) 9 test sample
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(23) For the above purposes, the present invention provides a supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation, comprising a holding sleeve with a left end sleeve and a right end sleeve being correspondingly embedded at the two end ports, a fixed plug being plug-connected at the left end sleeve; a moving plug movably passing through the right end sleeve such that the two ends of the right end sleeve are closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug to form an annular chamber therebetween, the outer side face of the moving plug being formed with a piston ring that is in contact with the inner wall of the right end sleeve, so as to divide the annular chamber into a left chamber and a right chamber; a sealing rubber sleeve, for holding a test sample, being disposed within the holding sleeve such that the two ends thereof are correspondingly socket-connected to the inner end of the fixed plug and inner end of the moving plug; two axial fluid injection pipelines being correspondingly disposed within the fixed plug and the moving plug and in communication to the inner cavity of the sealing rubber sleeve; and an axial displacement measuring device, for measuring the movement distance of the moving plug relative to the right end sleeve, being disposed between the outer end of the right end sleeve and the moving plug; wherein, a fluid injection chamber is formed between the part of the inner wall of the holding sleeve between the left end sleeve and the right end sleeve and the outer side face of the sealing rubber sleeve, with a fluid injection hole being disposed on the side wall thereof and in communication to the fluid injection chamber, and a filling hole is disposed on the side wall of the right end sleeve and in communication to the right chamber.
(24) The supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation of the present invention can implement related researches on supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing under the conditions of simulating high temperature, high stress and pore pressure involved of formations, so as to provide conditions for subsequent application.
(25) In order to more clearly understand the technical characteristics, objects and effects of the present invention, the particular embodiments, structures, features and functions of the supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation provided by the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. In addition, with the description of the particular embodiments, the technical means and effects taken for reaching the intended purposes of the present can be understood more deeply and clearly, however, the accompanying drawings are merely intended to provide reference and explanation rather than to limit the invention. In the drawings, the similar reference numerals represent the similar components.
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(27) As shown in
(28) a holding sleeve 1 with a left end sleeve 11 and a right end sleeve 12 being correspondingly embedded at the two end ports, a fixed plug 2 being plug-connected at the left end sleeve 11;
(29) a moving plug 3 movably passing through the right end sleeve 12 such that the two ends of the right end sleeve 12 are closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug 3 to form an annular chamber 30 therebetween, the outer side face of the moving plug 3 being formed with a piston ring 31 that is in contact with the inner wall of the right end sleeve 12, so as to divide the annular chamber into a left chamber 301 and a right chamber 302;
(30) a sealing rubber sleeve 4, for holding a test sample, being disposed within the holding sleeve 1 such that the two ends thereof are correspondingly socket-connected to the inner end of the fixed plug 2 and inner end of the moving plug 3;
(31) two axial fluid injection pipelines 5 being correspondingly disposed within the fixed plug 2 and the moving plug 3 and in communication to the inner cavity of the sealing rubber sleeve 4; and
(32) an axial displacement measuring device 6, for measuring the movement distance of the moving plug 3 relative to the right end sleeve 12, being disposed between the outer end of the right end sleeve 12 and the moving plug 3;
(33) wherein, a fluid injection chamber 101 is formed between the part of the inner wall of the holding sleeve 1 between the left end sleeve 11 and the right end sleeve 12 and the outer side face of the sealing rubber sleeve 4, with a fluid injection hole 102 being disposed on the side wall thereof and in communication to the fluid injection chamber 101, and a filling hole 120 is disposed on the side wall of the right end sleeve 12 and in communication to the right chamber 302.
(34) Referring also to
(35) In practical use, when the moving plug 3 moves relative to the right end sleeve 12, the right side disc 63 moves together with the probe 62, and the LVDT sensor 61 detects the displacement distance of the probe 62 moving therein to obtain the movement distance of the moving plug 3, thereby detecting the deformation of the test sample.
(36) Wherein, at least one porous pad 7 is also provided, and the porous pad 7 is located at the end portion of the sealing rubber sleeve 4, with the inner end face thereof being adjacent to the end face of the test sample, so that the test sample can be better positioned within the sealing rubber sleeve 4 to avoid shifting.
(37) Preferably, the porous pad 7 is a round plate provided with a central hole 71, with a plurality of axial holes 72 being disposed in the circumferential direction, wherein on the outer end face of the porous pad 7, each axial hole 72 and the central hole 71 are communicated through a channel 73, and two adjacent axial holes 72 are communicated through a channel 73, so that a fluid flowing into the center hole 71 is diverted to the axial holes, thereby ensuring full contact of the fluid with the test sample;
(38) wherein, at least one of the axial fluid injection pipelines 5 is in communication to the central hole 71 of the porous pad 7. It is noted that the quantity of the porous pad 7 may depend on actual needs. For example, one porous pad 7 is schematically shown in
(39) Preferably, the inner end port of the right end sleeve 12 is provided with a ring portion 121 that is closely fitted with the outer side face of the moving plug 3, and the outer end port thereof is closely fitted with the moving plug 3 by internally connecting a right end stopper 122, so that the annular chamber 30 is formed between the ring portion 121 and the right end plug 122.
(40) In order to enable close connection among the components, the left end sleeve 11 and the right end sleeve 12 are preferably connected with the holding sleeve 3 via external threads, respectively; and the fixed plug 2 is connected with the left end sleeve 11 via external threads.
(41) Further, the outer side faces of the left end sleeve 11 and the right end sleeve 12 are respectively formed with a ring groove 13, and a sealer (not shown) is embedded within each ring groove to improve the sealing performance at the junctions of the components. Wherein, in practical use, the sealing rubber sleeve 4 and the sealer are preferably made of a material with strong acid resistance and high temperature resistance, such as polytetrafluoroethylene.
(42) In a preferred embodiment, a heating sleeve (not shown) and a temperature sensor (not shown) are disposed in the holding sleeve 3, the heating sleeve is located at the fluid injection chamber 101, and the temperature sensor is placed within the heating sleeve, which is helpful for heat insulation of the holding sleeve 3. In practical use, after a hydraulic oil is injected into the fluid injection chamber 101 through the fluid injection hole 102, the temperature sensor can monitor the temperature of the hydraulic oil in real time, and the hydraulic oil is heated through the heating wires to control the hydraulic oil at an appropriate temperature and maintain constant. During installation, the heating sleeve may be installed within the holding sleeve 5 and the temperature sensor may be placed within the heating sleeve, or the temperature sensor may be placed adjacent to the heating sleeve, so that the heating process is more uniform and the temperature control is more accurate. Also, the wires may be allowed to extend through the side wall of the holding sleeve 5 to connect with the temperature sensor and the heating sleeve respectively and to be connected onto the corresponding monitoring device, with convenience in use.
(43) As shown in
(44) Preferably, two fluid injection pipeline adapter 82 are disposed at the fluid injection hole 102 and the filling hole 120, respectively; and a radial fluid injection pipeline 83 is disposed at each fluid injection pipeline adapter 82.
(45) Referring also to
(46) step 1, a test sample (core) 9 was prepared, a groove was drilled at the left end of the test sample 9, and a simulated wellbore 91 was fixed within the groove of the test sample 9 (see
(47) step 2, the injection chamber 101 was filled with a hydraulic oil through a fluid injection hole 102 using a plunger pump, and the temperature of the hydraulic oil was controlled by heating wires and a temperature sensor to maintain the oil temperature at a preset value (for example, 35 C.), so that the confining pressure exerted by the hydraulic oil on the test sample was a preset value of confining pressure;
(48) step 3, a fluid was injected into the right chamber 302 through the filling hole 120, and under the pushing action of the hydraulic pressure on the piston ring 31, the moving plug 3 was moved to the left, an axial pressure was applied to the test sample 9, and when the axial pressure reached a preset value, the fluid injection was stopped;
(49) step 4, nitrogen gas was slowly introduced into the axial fluid injection pipeline 5 within the moving plug 3, and entered the right end of the test sample 9 through the corresponding fluid injection pipeline adapter 81 and the axial channel, and when the nitrogen gas pressure (the pore pressure of the test sample) reached a preset value and maintained constant, the pore pressure at the test sample 9 reached the preset pressure;
(50) step 5, a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid was slowly injected into the axial fluid injection pipeline 5 within the fixed plug 2 and entered the outer end of the simulated wellbore 91 through the corresponding fluid injection pipeline adapter 81 and the axial channel, and entered the test sample through the inner end of the simulated wellbore 91, so as to perform supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing test under pore pressure saturation on the test sample;
(51) step 6, after the experiment was completed, the gas was firstly exhausted through the axial fluid injection pipeline 5 on the fixed plug 3 to release the pore pressure inside the test sample 9, and the fluid was discharged through the fluid injection hole 102 of the holding sleeve 1 and the filling hole 120 on the right end sleeve 2, thereby removing the confining pressure and axial pressure on the test sample 11, finally, the fixed plug 2 was unscrewed and the test sample 9 was taken out for the observation of fractures formed on the test sample 9.
(52) In addition, according to the present invention, an experiment of supercritical carbon dioxide permeability may also be conducted, and the operation process is described as follows:
(53) step 1, a test sample (core) 9 was prepared, the test sample 9 was put into the sealing rubber sleeve 4, the porous pads 7 were respectively disposed at the two ends of the the test sample 9, and the sealing rubber sleeve 4 was fixed within the holding sleeve 1 by the connection method mentioned above;
(54) step 2, the injection chamber 101 was filled with a hydraulic oil through a fluid injection hole 102 using a plunger pump, and the temperature of the hydraulic oil was controlled by heating wires and a temperature sensor to maintain the oil temperature at a preset value (for example, 35 C.), so that the confining pressure exerted by the hydraulic oil on the test sample was a preset value of confining pressure;
(55) step 3, a fluid was injected into the right chamber 302 through the filling hole 120, and under the pushing action of the hydraulic pressure on the piston ring 31, the moving plug 3 was moved to the left, an axial pressure was applied to the test sample 9, and when the axial pressure reached a preset value, the fluid injection was stopped;
(56) step 4, a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid was respectively injected into the axial fluid injection pipelines 5 of the fixed plug 2 and the moving plug 3 under a first pressure (e.g. P1=7.38 MPa); after the supercritical carbon dioxide in the test sample 1 reached a saturated state, the injection pressure of the left plug to a second pressure (for example, P2=10 MPa), the flow rate Q of the supercritical carbon dioxide flowing into the test sample 9 was recorded using a flow meter disposed on the pipelines, to calculate the supercritical carbon dioxide permeability for rock materials, specifically, the data was processed based on the known permeability calculation expression as follows:
(57) k=2000*P2*QuL/A(P22P21), in which k represents permeability, 10-3 m2; P1 and P2 represent pressure at the two ends of the test sample, MPa; L represents the length of the test sample, mm; A represents the cross sectional area of the test sample, mm2; u represents the viscosity of supercritical carbon dioxide, mpa.Math.s; Q represents the flow rate, cm3/s;
(58) step 5, after the experiment was completed, the gas was firstly exhausted through the axial fluid injection pipeline 5 on the fixed plug 2 to release the pore pressure inside the test sample 9, and the fluid was discharged through the fluid injection hole 102 of the holding sleeve 1 and the filling hole 120 on the right end sleeve 2, thereby removing the confining pressure and axial pressure on the test sample 11, finally, the fixed plug 2 was unscrewed and the test sample 9 was taken out, ending the experiment.
(59) Further, the present invention is also applied to the test of rock mechanics parameters using supercritical carbon dioxide in a saturated state, and the operation process is described as follows:
(60) step 1, a test sample (core) 9 was prepared, the test sample 9 was put into the sealing rubber sleeve 4, the porous pads 7 were respectively disposed at the two ends of the the test sample 9, and the sealing rubber sleeve 4 was fixed within the holding sleeve 1 by the connection method mentioned above;
(61) step 2, the injection chamber 101 was filled with a hydraulic oil through a fluid injection hole 102 using a plunger pump, and the temperature of the hydraulic oil was controlled by heating wires and a temperature sensor to maintain the oil temperature at a preset value (for example, 35 C.), so that the confining pressure exerted by the hydraulic oil on the test sample was a preset value of confining pressure;
(62) step 3, a fluid was injected into the right chamber 302 through the filling hole 120, and under the pushing action of the hydraulic pressure on the piston ring 31, the moving plug 3 was moved to the left, a pretightening force (e.g. 0.2KN) was applied to the test sample 9;
(63) step 4, a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid was slowly introduced into the axial fluid injection pipeline 5 within the moving plug 3, and entered the right end of the test sample 9 through the corresponding fluid injection pipeline adapter 81 and the axial channel h, and when the carbon dioxide pressure (the pore pressure of the test sample) reached a preset value and maintained constant, the pore pressure at the test sample 9 reached the preset pressure;
(64) step 5, a fluid was injected into the right chamber 302 through the filling hole 120, under the pushing action of the hydraulic pressure on the piston ring 31, the moving plug 3 was moved to the left, an axial pressure was applied to the test sample 9, to enable deformation of the test sample 1 under the axial pressure, when the right plug 4 was moved relative to the right end sleeve 12, the right side disc 63 was moved together with the probe 62, while the LVDT sensor 61 detected the displacement distance of the probe 62 moving therein, to obtain the movement distance of the right plug 4, thereby obtaining the compression of the test sample 1, the LVDT sensor recorded the deformation of the test sample, wherein, during the test, the axial pressure value and deformation value of the test sample were recorded, in a practical experiment, a fluid may be injected at a certain flow rate into the fluid injection chamber 120, so that the test sample was loaded by moving plug 3 at a loading rate of 0.01 mm/min, facilitating the subsequent calculation;
(65) and then, based on the recorded data of loaded axial pressure and axial compression of the test sample, the elastic modulus and triaxial compressive strength of the test sample 1 under supercritical carbon dioxide saturation condition were calculated using the corresponding expressions.
(66) Specifically, the data was processed based on the calculation expressions for elastic modulus and compressive strength as follows:
(67) u=Pmax/A, wherein, u represents the triaxial compressive strength, MPa; Pmax represents the maximum axial load, N; A represents the initial cross sectional area of the test sample, mm2;
(68) E=50%/1, wherein, E represents the elastic modulus, MPa; 50% represents the difference in axial stress; 1 represents the difference in axial strain, in a no-dimensional mode.
(69) Wherein, in the fracturing test and permeability experiment, the test sample 9 is preferably a cylindrical rock (core) having a diameter of 38 mm and a height of 76 mm, the groove at the left end of the test sample 9 has a diameter of 15 mm and a depth of 38 mm; The confining pressure applied to the test sample should be greater than 7.38 MPa, the pressure of supercritical carbon dioxide applied to both ends of the test sample is less than the confining pressure, and the axial pressure applied by the moving plug 4 to the test sample is greater than 7.38 MPa, wherein, preferably, the confining pressure of the sample is set at 9 MPa, the axial pressure of the sample is 8 MPa, and the pore pressure of the sample (nitrogen pressure for fracturing test/pressure of carbon dioxide for permeability experiment) is 7.5 MPa.
(70) In addition, during operation, a pressure sensor may be provided at the annular chamber 101 and the fluid injection hole 102 to monitor the confining pressure, and a pressure sensor may be provided within the fixed plug 2 and the moving plug 3 to monitor the supercritical carbon dioxide pressure, facilitating the subsequent procedures.
(71) In summary, the supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation of the present invention can apply axial pressure and confining pressure to the test sample, simulate the high stress state of rock formations, fully simulate high temperature, high pressure, pore pressure involved and other environmental conditions of rock formations, thereby ensuring that supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing results conform better with the real situations. Further, the confining medium (hydraulic oil) injected is heated by the heating wires in the holder casings, and the temperature sensor monitors the temperature of the confining medium and the operation of the heating wires is controlled, so that the temperature of the sample keeps constant.
(72) The supercritical carbon dioxide core fracturing holder under pore pressure saturation of the present invention has a simple structure and a small size, is convenient to operate, can implement supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing under the conditions of simulating high temperature, high stress and pore pressure involved of formations, and can also complete the detection of supercritical carbon dioxide permeability and mechanical parameters of cores.
(73) The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the present invention and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes and modifications made by any skilled in the art without departing from the concept and principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.